Only Fools Fall For You

Just Namjoon

Finally he got a day off. He loved his life, his job, everything about being RM, but after months on tour, he really needed some time alone. All the members felt that way so they had parted ways right after breakfast. They had all tried to cook together, a rare treat of homeliness that as per usual ended up in chaos. The fact that they were cooking in someone else's kitchen, since they were staying in an AirBnB, probably didn't help either. Jin and Yoongi somehow managed to whip up something edible for all the guys, so they all left well-fed towards whatever they each had planned for their days.

Namjoon only wanted to discover yet another new town, so he spent the day wandering through the streets, occasionally popping into a shop for this and that.

This time, they had played a concert in Gothenburg, in Sweden, so the weather in Septembre was quite cold for his standards. Everybody in town was bundled up and covering their faces against the wind, so his features were easily hidden against the views of anyone who might recognize him.

After walking around town for a few hours, he decided to take a break at a record store that seemingly also had a little café and some seats where customers could listen to some of the albums for sale.

He found a table in a lonely corner and left his bag and jacket there "claiming" it for himself.

The shop was fairly empty, as to be expected on a monday in septembre. So he didn't worry about being recognized, and just went on to browse the endless shelves of records. With a low chuckle he discovered the "K-Pop" section. It was obvious that K-Pop had not quite reached this country yet, no matter how huge it already was in other parts of europe. The "section" only consisted of one shelf which was 90% BTS and then some BlackPink. He quickly moved on to the more general selection, getting stuck, as always, on Rap.

"Hej, behöver du nån hjälp?", he hears a voice behind him.

"Huh, sorry?", he turns around, slightly startled by the store's clerk, a girl around his age.

"Oh, sorry! I just asked if you need some help? Are you looking for anything in specific?" She smiles broadly, and as his surprise ebbes off, he notices more about her, the vintage jeans and red converse she's wearing. Suppressing a laugh, he notes the sweater she's wearing, which sports a print saying "Seduce and Destroy".

"Haha it's fine, I am just looking around a bit. You guys have a huge selection here so I'm just taking my time. Thank you, though."

"Ok sure, just holla if you need something." A short pause ....."Oh, by the way, I moved your stuff behind the counter .... a group of teens came in and you can never be too careful. So, yea, don't worry it's not stolen, just protected.", she smiles at him again, his breath catching in his throat.

" Ah, I didn't think of that, thank you!", trying to think of things to say to keep her in a conversation, he blurts out: "What's your favourite artist? I have been looking through the collection here but still ended up with my old faves, I think I need some new jams. Any recommendations?"

She laughs, and looking around the store she heads straight for the pop section.

"Okay, now don't be judgemental but this dude right here, Troye Sivan, he is incredible. I saw you with Kanye and Eminem albums so I reckon Troye is a bit different from what you usually listen to, but i recommend him 100%!" She holds up an album "Blue Neighbourhood" and another one "Bloom".